Go-Ahead : Oxford/Thames Travel/Carousel

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1456) – Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) 836 (X6 OXF), a Mercedes-Benz Citaro new in December 2003, seen in St. Aldate’s in Oxford city centre. Rear end messages are carried by most of the OBC single deckers. Across the street in this shot is Tom Tappin Limited 905 (V905 FEC), an East Lancs bodied Dennis Trident new in October 1999 as Blue Triangle DL905, in Citysightseeing liveriy.

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1457) – Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) 865 (FF57 OXF), a Mercedes-Benz Citaro new in January 2008, seen in St. Aldate’s in Oxford city centre. Rear end messages are carried by most of the OBC single deckers.

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1500) – Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) 838 (X8 OXF), a Mercedes-Benz Citaro new in December 2003, seen in St. Aldate’s in Oxford city centre. Rear end messages are carried by most of the OBC single deckers. (OBC 224 (OF10 OXF) on right)

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1431) – Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) 964 (L1 OXF) is now used as a driver training vehicle. A new recruit cautiously takes the bus round the corner from High Street to St. Aldate’s in Oxford city centre as his colleagues look on. I am not sure what registration number this bus carried previously. L1 OXF was originally carried by an Irizar Century coach which was re-registered OW03 LFL before being sold (to Stephensons of Essex).

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1214) – Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) 94 (DD08 OXF), a Plaxton bodied Volvo B12B new in March 2008, seen in St. Aldate’s, Oxford arriving from London (Victoria) on service X90. Other OBC vehicles in the view are 315 (HR11 OXF) in Park & Ride livery on the left and 204 (DF09 OXF) in Brookes bus blue livery behind. The gold bus behind that is a Stagecoach vehicle.

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1225) – Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) 99 (DD08 OXF), a Plaxton bodied Volvo B12B new in March 2008, seen turning from St. Aldate’s to High Street in Oxford heading out to London (Victoria) on service X90. The X90 runs every 15/20 minutes in the main part of every day competing with Stagecoach’s ‘Oxford Tube’ service. This would have been the 1220 service from Gloucester Green coach station.

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1238) – Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) 3 (CF61 OXF), a Plaxton bodied Scania new in December 2011, heads along High Street, Oxford on its way to Heathrow Airport on the company’s direct ‘Airline’ service. This would have been the 1230 service from Gloucester Green coach station. In the background are OBC 85 (EB07 OXF) arriving on service X90 from London (Victoria) and Heyfordian YJ11 EJU on service 103

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1406) – Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) 6 (FF61 OXF), a Plaxton bodied Scania new in December 2011, in St. Aldate’s in Oxford heading out of the city to Heathrow Airport on the company’s direct ‘Airline’ service. This would have been the 1400 service from Gloucester Green coach station. The dome over the entrance to Christ Church Cathedral forms a backcloth. Two OBC Enviro400 double deckers also in photo.

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1214) – Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) 204 (DF09 OXF), an Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 bodied Scania new in July 2009, carries Brookes bus blue livery. Alongside is 315 (HR11 OXF) in Park & Ride livery. That also has similar bodywork but on an ADL hybrid chassis (new June 2011). Yet another Enviro400 is in the picture represented by Stagecoach in Oxfordshire (Thames Transit Ltd) 15837 (OU12 FGC), on Scania chassis new August 2012.

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1232) – Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) 209 (JF09 OXF), an Alexander Dennis Enviro400 bodied Scania new in August 2009, carries the blue Brookes bus livery for a range of services operating to/from Brookes University. It was turning from High Street into St. Aldate’s in Oxford city centre followed by Mercedes-Benz Citaro 839 (AF55 OXF) carrying normal red city livery.

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1422) – Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) 119 (T119 DBW) carries the blue Brookes bus livery. An Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Trident new in July 1999 seen turning from High Street to St. Aldate’s in Oxford city centre.

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1428) – Thames Travel vehicles in St. Aldate’s, Oxford city centre. 854 (SF56 OXF), a Mercedes-Benz Citaro new in December 2006, passes 911 (OU54 PGZ), an East Lancs bodied Scania. new January 2005. Thames Travel was taken over by Go-Ahead Group owned Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) in January 2005. A red OBC Citaro can be seen in the background.

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1428) – Thames Travel Ltd 911 (OU54 PGZ), an East Lancs Omnidekka bodied Scania N94UD new to the company in January 2005 before the take over by Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) owned by the Go-Ahead Group. Seen in St. Aldate’s, Oxford city centre.

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1428) – Thames Travel Ltd 911 (OU54 PGZ), an East Lancs bodied Scania new to the company in January 2005 before the take over by Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) owned by the Go-Ahead Group. Seen in St. Aldate’s, Oxford city centre.

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1412) – Thames Travel Ltd 857 (VF56 OXF), a Mercedes-Benz Citaro new in December 2006, seen in St. Aldate’s, Oxford. Thames Travel is part of the Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) owned by the Go-Ahead Group.

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1411) – Thames Travel Ltd 857 (VF56 OXF), a Mercedes-Benz Citaro new in December 2006, seen outside Christ Church Cathedral in St. Aldate’s, Oxford. Thames Travel is part of the Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) owned by the Go-Ahead Group.

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1216) – Thames Travel Ltd 418 (AE59 AWH), an MCV Evolution bodied MAN, seen turning into High Street from St. Aldate’s in Oxford city centre. Carfax Tower stands in the background. New in January 2010 to Carousel, High Wycombe – both companies owned by the Go-Ahead Group.

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1212) – Thames Travel Ltd 506 (SN10 CCX), an Alexander Dennis Enviro200 seen in St. Aldate’s Oxford. It was new in May 2010 to the company before the take over by Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) owned by the Go-Ahead Group.